Wildfire in Portes, Greece (2022-07-05)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2022-07-05 07:18:00
Event time (UTC): 2022-07-03 13:00:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
On the 3rd July 2022 afternoon, a forest fire started near Portes village in Achaia region (Greece) and then spread into the neighbouring regional unit of Ileia, burning pine forest, scrub and cultivated fields. Residents of the villages of Valmi, Kotronas, Latta and Karagianeika were ordered to evacuate overnight. According to the Fire Service, 162 firefighters with 65 vehicles are currently operating in the area, assisted by 72 ground force group, 5 helicopters and 2 planes, volunteer firefighters, water tankers and local government machinery aid. The Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping service was requested to provide First Estimate, Delineation and Grading products. Local authorities (Forest Service, Region of Western Greece, municipalities) will use the Copernicus EMS products for recovery and restoration planning of the affected area.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 1

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2022): Wildfire in Portes, Greece (2022-07-05). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/2ec64658-f37f-49a6-a0b0-4cb95f06f275

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR587 GRC Greece Mapping Rapid Mapping Copernicus Emergency Management Service Wildfire

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR587]: Wildfire in Portes, Greece (2022-07-05)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2022-07-05
Modified date: 2022-07-05
Issued date: 2022-07-05
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR587
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/2ec64658-f37f-49a6-a0b0-4cb95f06f275
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